Display container



Oct. 17, 1939. c. w. LUCHTE DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed April 12, 1958 ail 0W 6. ML uc7z 7e III/III/m Patented Get. 17, 1939 2,176,768

UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE mlz ii stlfizfiasmn, Ky. Application April 12, 1938, 86M N0. 201,623 2 CW (CL 22H!) This invention relates to a display container, closed as being positioned quite a distance from and it is an object of the invention to provide a the lower longitudinal edge. device of this kind constructed in a manner The strands 4 extend beyond one end of the whereby, as the merchandise'is removed there sheet S and are disposed upwardly and concealed 5 from, the container can be cut down to give the by the applied strip 2. The slots 3 divide the as- I container the appearance of'being freshly opened sembled container into what may be termed a and full. I series of collars and these collars are adapted to The invention consists in the details of conbe severed or cut off as the merchandise is taken struction and in the combination and arrangefrom within the container so that the container 10 ment of the several parts of my improved display at all times will have the appearance of being i container whereby certain important advantages freshly opened and full. As the contents are reare attained and the article rendered simpler, less moved from the assembled container an extended expensive and otherwise more convenient and adend portion of a strand 4 is pulled resultingin vantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more such strand cutting off the collar thereabove leavll fully set forth. ing the extended end portion of the strand below i The novel features of my invention will hereinsaid removed collar suiliciently extended to be after be definitely claimed. conveniently grasped when it is desired to cut of! In order that my invention may be the better the succeeding collar. I understood, I will now proceed to describe the While I have herein disclosed the container as same with reference to the accompanying drawbeing substantially square in cross section, I do so ing, wherein: not wish to be understood as limiting myself to I Y Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a container this particular configuration as it can be round in constructed in accordance with an embodiment cross section or any other form desired.

of my invention, an end cap being partially As illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, the broken away; I pposite ends of the container are closed in a Figure2 is a view in plan of a blank. from which conventi nal manner by the cups 5- the body of the container is formed; To prevent the strands or cords 4 from pulling Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in out of the slots 3 strips 6 of gummed paper or perspective with a portion of the holding tape the like are adhesively secured to the inner face mitt d; of the sheet 8 at desired points, said. strips bridga Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken in: the slots. v through a wall of the container; In Figure 5 of the drawing I illustrate an em- Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view illusbodiment of my invention wherein the free end trating another embodiment of the invention. portions of the paper sh t A Overl p and are tied My improved container as herein disclosed is together by the clips'i. These clips I are on the preferably made of corrugated paper although, 38 outside of the container in order to allow the is believed to be obvious, itean be.mad e from any extended portions of the rip cord 8 to extend bepaper stock of requisite gauge and weight. w tween the clinched ends of the clips.

My improved container is formed from a single From the foregoing description it is thought to sheet S of material of proper dimensions and. be obvious that a display container constructed 0 which is divided along the transversely disposed in accordance with my invention is particularly score. hnes i into a plurality of panels constituting well adapted for use by reasonof the convenience the side walls of the container. The free ends of and facihty with which it may be assembled and the sheet 8, as herein disclosed, are connected by Ope and it Will 8150 be Obvious that y an adhesive strip 2 disposed therealong although, vention is susceptible of some change and modi- 45 as is believed to be obvious, other means may be iication without departing from the principles provided. and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not The sheet S is provided along its inner surface wish to be understood as limiting myself to the with fine cuts or slots 3 in which are placed the precise arrangement and formation of the sevstrands 4 of fine wire or strong twine. These eral parts herein shown in carrying out my in- .59 slots 3 a e in parallelism with l t s o in vention in practice except as hereinafter claimed. relatively close proximity and if desired may be 1 l disposed across the strip or sheet Sfrom the top 1. A display container comprising tmargin to t bottom margin t ough in the acterial, means for connecting the extremities of 3 companying drawing the lowermost slot is dissaid sheet whereby said sheet constitutes a side a the other with spaced slots, rip strands engaged 2 v wall for the container, the inner face of the sheet being provided therelong from one end to the other with spaced slots, rip strands engaged with- .in said slots, each of the strands being of a length to extend. entirely along the sheet and project a distance therebeyond, said extended portion of the strand passing outwardly between the meeting ends of the sheet, the means for connecting the ends of the sheet also holding the extended extremities of the strands against the said sheet whereby said sheet constitutes a side wall for the container, the inner face oi! the sheet being provided therealong from one end to within said slots: each of the strands being 01' a length to extend entirely along the sheet and tended extremities of the strands against the ad .iacent outer face of the container wall with said extended extremities of the strands angularly disposed in a direction toward an end of the container, the means'for connecting the ends of the sheet constituting a strip secured to the outer face of the wall of the container along the meeting end portions thereof, said strip concealing the extended extremities of the strands overlying the outer face of the container with the extended portion of the strand adjacent an end of the container projecting beyond said adjacent end of the container.

CHARLES W. LUCHTE. 

